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Counties in Alabama by job creation rate

Cherokee County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2017, at 26.11%. Crenshaw County had the lowest, at 4.118%. The median was 11.451% and the figure for Alabama was 13.168%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.11Cherokee County
Lowest4.118Crenshaw County
Median11.45167 counties
Alabama13.168History

Map of counties, 2017

Autauga County: 11.958 %Baldwin County: 14.468 %Barbour County: 11.973 %Bibb County: 10.091 %Blount County: 14.995 %Bullock County: 5.407 %Butler County: 8.59 %Calhoun County: 12.95 %Chambers County: 13.392 %Cherokee County: 26.11 %Chilton County: 11.288 %Choctaw County: 5.9 %Clarke County: 8.924 %Clay County: 8.479 %Cleburne County: 11.451 %Coffee County: 13.451 %Colbert County: 10.838 %Conecuh County: 13.679 %Coosa County: 12.224 %Covington County: 11.281 %Crenshaw County: 4.118 %Cullman County: 11.563 %Dale County: 9.409 %Dallas County: 9.274 %DeKalb County: 11.356 %Elmore County: 12.497 %Escambia County: 11.555 %Etowah County: 10.457 %Fayette County: 11.014 %Franklin County: 14.684 %Geneva County: 7.081 %Greene County: 9.829 %Hale County: 10.272 %Henry County: 6.712 %Houston County: 12.12 %Jackson County: 8.547 %Jefferson County: 16.478 %Lamar County: 10.253 %Lauderdale County: 12.849 %Lawrence County: 11.816 %Lee County: 15.284 %Limestone County: 13.008 %Lowndes County: 5.544 %Macon County: 9.63 %Madison County: 14.187 %Marengo County: 13.568 %Marion County: 15.971 %Marshall County: 11.131 %Mobile County: 12.596 %Monroe County: 7.079 %Montgomery County: 11.194 %Morgan County: 10.422 %Perry County: 8.899 %Pickens County: 14.524 %Pike County: 16.916 %Randolph County: 13.125 %Russell County: 11.244 %St. Clair County: 13.435 %Shelby County: 11.561 %Sumter County: 10.667 %Talladega County: 10.766 %Tallapoosa County: 9.158 %Tuscaloosa County: 12.55 %Walker County: 11.863 %Washington County: 7.417 %Wilcox County: 14.548 %Winston County: 12.912 %
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%, 2017. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Cherokee County: 26.11 %Cherokee County26.11Pike County: 16.916 %Pike County16.916Jefferson County: 16.478 %Jefferson County16.478Marion County: 15.971 %Marion County15.971Lee County: 15.284 %Lee County15.284Blount County: 14.995 %Blount County14.995Franklin County: 14.684 %Franklin County14.684Wilcox County: 14.548 %Wilcox County14.548Pickens County: 14.524 %Pickens County14.524Baldwin County: 14.468 %Baldwin County14.468Madison County: 14.187 %Madison County14.187Conecuh County: 13.679 %Conecuh County13.679Marengo County: 13.568 %Marengo County13.568Coffee County: 13.451 %Coffee County13.451St. Clair County: 13.435 %St. Clair County13.435Chambers County: 13.392 %Chambers County13.392Randolph County: 13.125 %Randolph County13.125Limestone County: 13.008 %Limestone County13.008Calhoun County: 12.95 %Calhoun County12.95Winston County: 12.912 %Winston County12.912Lauderdale County: 12.849 %Lauderdale County12.849Mobile County: 12.596 %Mobile County12.596Tuscaloosa County: 12.55 %Tuscaloosa County12.55Elmore County: 12.497 %Elmore County12.497Coosa County: 12.224 %Coosa County12.224Houston County: 12.12 %Houston County12.12Barbour County: 11.973 %Barbour County11.973Autauga County: 11.958 %Autauga County11.958Walker County: 11.863 %Walker County11.863Lawrence County: 11.816 %Lawrence County11.816Cullman County: 11.563 %Cullman County11.563Shelby County: 11.561 %Shelby County11.561Escambia County: 11.555 %Escambia County11.555Cleburne County: 11.451 %Cleburne County11.451DeKalb County: 11.356 %DeKalb County11.356Chilton County: 11.288 %Chilton County11.288Covington County: 11.281 %Covington County11.281Russell County: 11.244 %Russell County11.244Montgomery County: 11.194 %Montgomery County11.194Marshall County: 11.131 %Marshall County11.131Cherokee County: 26.11 %Cherokee County26.11Pike County: 16.916 %Pike County16.916Jefferson County: 16.478 %Jefferson County16.478Marion County: 15.971 %Marion County15.971Lee County: 15.284 %Lee County15.284Blount County: 14.995 %Blount County14.995Franklin County: 14.684 %Franklin County14.684Wilcox County: 14.548 %Wilcox County14.548Pickens County: 14.524 %Pickens County14.524Baldwin County: 14.468 %Baldwin County14.468Madison County: 14.187 %Madison County14.187Conecuh County: 13.679 %Conecuh County13.679Marengo County: 13.568 %Marengo County13.568Coffee County: 13.451 %Coffee County13.451St. Clair County: 13.435 %St. Clair County13.435Chambers County: 13.392 %Chambers County13.392Randolph County: 13.125 %Randolph County13.125Limestone County: 13.008 %Limestone County13.008Calhoun County: 12.95 %Calhoun County12.95Winston County: 12.912 %Winston County12.912Lauderdale County: 12.849 %Lauderdale County12.849Mobile County: 12.596 %Mobile County12.596Tuscaloosa County: 12.55 %Tuscaloosa County12.55Elmore County: 12.497 %Elmore County12.497Coosa County: 12.224 %Coosa County12.224Houston County: 12.12 %Houston County12.12Barbour County: 11.973 %Barbour County11.973Autauga County: 11.958 %Autauga County11.958Walker County: 11.863 %Walker County11.863Lawrence County: 11.816 %Lawrence County11.816Cullman County: 11.563 %Cullman County11.563Shelby County: 11.561 %Shelby County11.561Escambia County: 11.555 %Escambia County11.555Cleburne County: 11.451 %Cleburne County11.451DeKalb County: 11.356 %DeKalb County11.356Chilton County: 11.288 %Chilton County11.288Covington County: 11.281 %Covington County11.281Russell County: 11.244 %Russell County11.244Montgomery County: 11.194 %Montgomery County11.194Marshall County: 11.131 %Marshall County11.131
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Cherokee County26.11+15.1 pts
2Pike County16.916+6.3 pts
3Jefferson County16.478+4.64 pts
4Marion County15.971+4.36 pts
5Lee County15.284+0.91 pts
6Blount County14.995+4.33 pts
7Franklin County14.684+0.85 pts
8Wilcox County14.548-13.26 pts
9Pickens County14.524+6.11 pts
10Baldwin County14.468+0.26 pts
11Madison County14.187+1.93 pts
12Conecuh County13.679+4.97 pts
13Marengo County13.568+4.22 pts
14Coffee County13.451+5.22 pts
15St. Clair County13.435-1.04 pts
16Chambers County13.392-1.1 pts
17Randolph County13.125-3.73 pts
18Limestone County13.008+0.39 pts
19Calhoun County12.95+3.41 pts
20Winston County12.912+3.91 pts
21Lauderdale County12.849+2.25 pts
22Mobile County12.596+1.97 pts
23Tuscaloosa County12.55+1.42 pts
24Elmore County12.497+4.09 pts
25Coosa County12.224+2.66 pts
26Houston County12.12+2.19 pts
27Barbour County11.973+4.74 pts
28Autauga County11.958+0.73 pts
29Walker County11.863-3.16 pts
30Lawrence County11.816-5.32 pts
31Cullman County11.563-5.46 pts
32Shelby County11.561-0.94 pts
33Escambia County11.555-0.14 pts
34Cleburne County11.451+2.42 pts
35DeKalb County11.356+2.94 pts
36Chilton County11.288+1.12 pts
37Covington County11.281+3.36 pts
38Russell County11.244+0.32 pts
39Montgomery County11.194+0.35 pts
40Marshall County11.131-1.46 pts
41Fayette County11.014+0.69 pts
42Colbert County10.838-2.9 pts
43Talladega County10.766-2.86 pts
44Sumter County10.667+2.28 pts
45Etowah County10.457-1.44 pts
46Morgan County10.422-0.5 pts
47Hale County10.272+3.09 pts
48Lamar County10.253-1.12 pts
49Bibb County10.091+1.74 pts
50Greene County9.829-5.09 pts
51Macon County9.63+3.25 pts
52Dale County9.409-1.25 pts
53Dallas County9.274-1.28 pts
54Tallapoosa County9.158-1.14 pts
55Clarke County8.924+0.43 pts
56Perry County8.899-3.91 pts
57Butler County8.59-0.34 pts
58Jackson County8.547+0.29 pts
59Clay County8.479-2.81 pts
60Washington County7.417-4.28 pts
61Geneva County7.081-5.96 pts
62Monroe County7.079-1.06 pts
63Henry County6.712-1.8 pts
64Choctaw County5.9-3.93 pts
65Lowndes County5.544-18.43 pts
66Bullock County5.407-2.83 pts
67Crenshaw County4.118-5.25 pts

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Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Alabama by job creation rate, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Alabama by job creation rate, 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/alabama-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Alabama by job creation rate, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/alabama-counties?period=2017.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Alabama by job creation rate, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/alabama-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Cherokee County, with 26.11% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Crenshaw County, with 4.118% in 2017.

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